Drug inventory guide system, management server, drug inventory guide method, and drug inventory guide program

Abstract

To provide a drug inventory guide system and the like that reduce a workload of dispensing pharmacies and make it easy for patients to obtain prescribed drugs.SOLUTION: A drug name acquisition unit 202 of a pharmacy terminal device 200 acquires the name of a drug purchased during a predetermined period from drug purchase information for the predetermined period stored in a drug ordering system, and a communication unit 201 transmits a pharmacy name and the drug name to a server device 100. The server device 100 includes a pharmacy information storage unit 120 that stores the pharmacy name and pharmacy information in association with each other. A communication unit 101 stores the pharmacy name and the drug name received from the pharmacy terminal device 200 in association with each other in a drug inventory information storage unit 110, and receives the drug name from a user terminal device 300. A pharmacy name acquisition unit 102 acquires the pharmacy name associated with the drug name from the drug inventory information storage unit 110. A pharmacy information acquisition unit 104 acquires the pharmacy information associated with the pharmacy name from the pharmacy information storage unit 120. The communication unit 101 transmits the pharmacy name and the pharmacy information in association with each other to the user terminal device 300.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a medicine inventory information system, a management server, a medicine inventory information method, and a medicine inventory information program. [Background technology]

[0002] Dispensing pharmacies dispense medicines according to prescriptions issued by doctors or dentists, and therefore store a wide variety of medicines that may be prescribed. However, because there are many types of prescription medicines, the prescribed medicine may not be in stock at the dispensing pharmacy visited by the patient. In such cases, a dispensing pharmacy information providing device has been disclosed that stores the location information and drug inventory information of the dispensing pharmacy, receives prescription information and the patient's current location information and destination information from a mobile terminal, identifies a dispensing pharmacy that is located on the route between the current location and the destination and has the medicine prescribed by the prescription in stock, and transmits the processing results to the mobile terminal (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2013-003996 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, with this technology, pharmaceutical inventory information is transmitted from the dispensing pharmacy's dispensing pharmacy terminal to a dispensing pharmacy information providing device, which requires the dispensing pharmacy to manage the quantity of each pharmaceutical, resulting in a large workload for the dispensing pharmacy.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above, and aims to provide a drug inventory information system, a management server, a drug inventory information method, and a drug inventory information program that reduce the workload of dispensing pharmacies and make it easy for patients to obtain prescribed medications. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a drug inventory information system that connects a pharmacy terminal device of one or more pharmacies to a server device via a network, in which the pharmacy terminal device obtains the names of drugs purchased during a specified period from drug purchasing information for a specified period stored in the drug ordering system, and transmits the pharmacy name and drug name that identify the pharmacy to the server device, and the server device has a pharmacy information storage unit that stores the pharmacy name and pharmacy information, which is information about the pharmacy, in association with each other, and stores the pharmacy name and drug name received from the pharmacy terminal device in association with each other in the drug inventory information storage unit, receives drug names from a user terminal device connected via the network, obtains the pharmacy name associated with the received drug name from the drug inventory information storage unit, obtains pharmacy information associated with the obtained pharmacy name from the pharmacy information storage unit, and transmits the pharmacy name and pharmacy information in association with each other to the user terminal device. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to obtain the effects that the workload of the dispensing pharmacy is reduced and the patient can easily obtain the prescribed medicine. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a medicine inventory information system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data configuration of a drug inventory information storage unit 110 and a pharmacy information storage unit 120. FIG. [Diagram 3] 13 is a flowchart showing the inventory information collection process executed by the management server 100 and the pharmacy terminal device 200. [Figure 4] 13 is a flowchart showing a pharmacy inventory notification process executed by the management server 100 and the user terminal device 300. [Diagram 5] 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal device 300. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Below, with reference to the attached drawings, examples of the drug inventory information system, management server, drug inventory information method, and drug inventory information program according to the present application will be described. Note that the following explanations are examples of the embodiments of the present application, and the drug inventory information system, management server, drug inventory information method, and drug inventory information program according to the present application are not limited to these examples.

[0010] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a medicine inventory information system 10 according to the present embodiment. The medicine inventory information system 10 includes a management server 100, pharmacy terminal devices 200-1 to n (hereinafter, referred to as pharmacy terminal devices 200), and a user terminal device 300. The management server 100 is a computer that searches a storage unit for a pharmacy name associated with a medicine name received from the user terminal device 300, and transmits the searched pharmacy name and pharmacy information to the user terminal device 300. The management server 100 also stores the medicine name for each purchase date during a predetermined period received from the pharmacy terminal device 200 in the medicine inventory information storage unit 110. The pharmacy terminal device 200 is a computer operated by a pharmacy staff member, and is, for example, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, or the like. The user terminal device 300 is a computer operated by a user who is a patient who has been issued a prescription by a doctor or the like, and is, for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, a wearable terminal, or the like.

[0011] The management server 100, the pharmacy terminal device 200, and the user terminal device 300 are communicatively connected to each other via a network N, and data is transmitted and received between the management server 100, the pharmacy terminal device 200, and the user terminal device 300. The network N is any communication network, such as the Internet, an intranet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a VPN (Virtual Private Network), or a mobile communication network, or a combination thereof, and some or all of them may be wired or wireless.

[0012] The management server 100 includes a communication unit 101 , a pharmacy name acquisition unit 102 , a pharmacy name selection unit 103 , a pharmacy information acquisition unit 104 , a purchase count calculation unit 105 , a drug inventory information storage unit 110 , and a pharmacy information storage unit 120 .

[0013] Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the drug inventory information storage unit 110 and the pharmacy information storage unit 120. Fig. 2(a) The drug inventory information storage unit 110 stores the names of drugs purchased by each pharmacy on each purchase date during a predetermined period as drug inventory information of pharmacies participating in the drug inventory information system 10. The drug inventory information storage unit 110 stores the pharmacy name that identifies the pharmacy, the drug name, and other information in association with each other. As the other information, the number of purchases for each drug name during a predetermined period calculated by the purchase count calculation unit 105 may be stored.

[0014] 2(b) The pharmacy information storage unit 120 stores pharmacy information, which is information related to pharmacies. The pharmacy information storage unit 120 stores the pharmacy name, address, location information, telephone number, and other information in association with each other. As the other information, a chat ID may be stored, and messages may be sent and received between the user terminal device 300 and the pharmacy terminal device 200 of the pharmacy selected by the user using a chat function.

[0015] The communication unit 101 receives the names of drugs purchased by the pharmacy during a predetermined period transmitted by the pharmacy terminal device 200, and stores the pharmacy name and the drug name in the drug inventory information storage unit 110. The communication unit 101 receives the drug name and location information transmitted by the user terminal device 300. The communication unit 101 transmits the pharmacy name and the pharmacy information to the user terminal device 300.

[0016] The pharmacy name acquiring unit 102 acquires, from the drug inventory information storage unit 110, a pharmacy name associated with a drug name received from the user terminal device 300. When a plurality of drug names are received from the user terminal device 300, the pharmacy name acquiring unit 102 acquires, in accordance with a setting made by the user terminal device 300, a pharmacy name that satisfies at least one of the following conditions: (1) a pharmacy name associated with all of the plurality of drug names, i.e., a pharmacy name that has all of the drugs in stock; (2) a pharmacy name associated with at least one of the plurality of drug names; or (3) a pharmacy name associated with a specified drug name of the plurality of drug names. At this time, the pharmacy name acquiring unit 102 may store which of the settings (1) to (3) each of the pharmacy names acquired by the pharmacy name acquiring unit 102 corresponds to, and the name of the drug in stock.

[0017] The pharmacy name selection unit 103 selects, from among the pharmacy names acquired by the pharmacy name acquisition unit 102, pharmacy names for which the distance between the pharmacy's location information and the location information received from the user terminal device 300 (the user's current location or a location set by the user) is equal to or less than a predetermined distance. When the selected pharmacy names are displayed on the user terminal device 300, they may be displayed in ascending order of distance from the pharmacy.

[0018] The pharmacy information acquiring unit 104 acquires, from the pharmacy information storage unit 120, pharmacy information associated with the pharmacy name selected by the pharmacy selecting unit 103.

[0019] The purchase count calculation unit 105 calculates the number of purchases from the pharmacy name and drug name stored in the pharmacy inventory information storage unit 110. More specifically, if the drug name "Takelda Combination Tablets" is stored twice in association with the pharmacy name "AAA Pharmacy", for example, the purchase count calculation unit 104 calculates the number of purchases of the pharmacy name "AAA Pharmacy" and the drug name "Takelda Combination Tablets" in a predetermined period as 2, and stores this in the drug inventory information storage unit 110. The pharmacy name selection unit 103 may display the pharmacy names with the greatest number of purchases at the top of the pharmacy names acquired by the pharmacy name acquisition unit 102 in addition to or instead of in order of shortest predetermined distance.

[0020] Next, a description will be given of the configuration of pharmacy terminal device 200. Pharmacy terminal device 200 includes a communication unit 201, a drug name acquisition unit 202, and an input / output unit 203. In the pharmacy, a drug ordering system runs on a computer separate from pharmacy terminal device 200 or on pharmacy terminal device 200.

[0021] The communication unit 201 transmits and receives data to and from the management server 100. The communication unit 201 transmits to the management server 100 the name of the pharmacy and the name of the medicine purchased for each purchase date within a predetermined period.

[0022] The drug name acquisition unit 202 acquires drug purchase information stored in the drug ordering system, and acquires the name of the drug purchased for each purchase date in a predetermined period from the acquired drug purchase information. Note that instead of the drug purchase information stored in the drug ordering system, drug order information or drug delivery information stored in the drug ordering system may be acquired.

[0023] The input / output unit 203 includes an input device and an output device, and receives input of various data and outputs various data. The input / output unit 203 receives an instruction to the drug ordering system to acquire drug purchase information for a predetermined period. The input / output unit 203 receives an instruction to transmit the pharmacy name and the drug name for each purchase date for the predetermined period acquired by the drug name acquisition unit 202 to the management server 100.

[0024] The following describes the configuration of the user terminal device 300. The user terminal device 300 includes a communication unit 301, an operation display unit 302, and a position information acquisition unit 303.

[0025] The communication unit 301 transmits image data of the drug name and the prescription to the management server 100. The communication unit 301 receives the pharmacy name and the pharmacy information from the management server 100.

[0026] The operation display unit 302 is composed of an input unit and a display unit, and when the user terminal device 300 is a smartphone, tablet terminal, etc., it is a touch panel configured by overlapping a liquid crystal display and a touch sensor. The input unit accepts input of image data of a drug name and a prescription. The display unit displays the pharmacy name and pharmacy information received from the management server 100.

[0027] The location information acquisition unit 303 acquires current location information (latitude and longitude information) of the user terminal device 300 using a GPS (Global Positioning System) function.

[0028] The inventory information collection process executed by the medicine inventory information system 10 configured as described above will be described below. FIG 3 is a flowchart showing the inventory information collection process procedure executed by the management server 100 and the pharmacy terminal device 200.

[0029] The input / output unit 203 of the pharmacy terminal device 200 receives an instruction to acquire drug purchase information for a predetermined period from the drug ordering system (step S301). The communication unit 201 acquires the drug purchase information for the predetermined period from the drug ordering system (step S302). The drug name acquisition unit 202 acquires the name of the drug purchased for each purchase date during the predetermined period from the drug purchase information for the predetermined period (step S303). Here, the predetermined period may be any period as long as it is a predetermined period such as one month, two months, one week, or two weeks, and is a period immediately before the pharmacy name and the drug name are transmitted to the management server 100. For example, if the predetermined period is one month from the beginning of the month to the end of the month, the drug name to be transmitted during December 2023 is the name of the drug purchased from November 1, 2023 to November 30, 2023.

[0030] The communication unit 201 transmits the pharmacy name and the drug name to the management server 100 (step S304). When the communication unit 201 transmits the pharmacy name and the drug name to the management server 100, if the pharmacy name and the drug name are to be uploaded to a predetermined folder for each pharmacy, the pharmacy name may not be included.

[0031] The communication unit 101 of the management server 100 receives the pharmacy name and the drug name from the pharmacy terminal device 200, and stores the received pharmacy name and drug name in the drug inventory information storage unit 110 (step S305).

[0032] The processing of steps S301 to S304 described above may be performed by executing a program at a predetermined date and time instead of receiving instructions from input / output unit 204, thereby receiving drug purchasing information from the drug ordering system without the need for operation by the pharmacy staff, obtaining a drug name from the received drug purchasing information, and transmitting the pharmacy name and the obtained drug name to management server 100.

[0033] Next, a description will be given of the pharmacy inventory information process executed by the medicine inventory information system 10. FIG 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the pharmacy inventory information process executed by the management server 100 and the user terminal device 300.

[0034] The operation display unit 302 of the user terminal device 300 accepts input of a drug name (step S401). More specifically, the operation display unit 302 accepts input of a drug name by character input, selection from a pull-down menu, or input of image data of the captured prescription by capturing an image of the prescription with a camera. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal device 300. (a) An example of a drug name input screen includes a pull-down menu 51 for inputting a drug name, a camera 52 for capturing an image of the prescription, and a send button 53 for transmitting an image of the input drug name or prescription. In addition, a character input form and a drug name search button may be added. Also, only a pull-down menu, only a camera for capturing an image of the prescription, only a character input form and a search button, or a combination thereof may be used.

[0035] The location information acquisition unit 303 acquires the current location information of the user terminal device 300 (step S402). The location information acquisition unit 303 may acquire preset location information, such as home location information or workplace location information, instead of the current location information. The communication unit 301 transmits the drug name and the location information to the management server 100 (step S403).

[0036] The communication unit 101 of the management server 100 receives the drug name and location information from the user terminal device 300. If image data of a prescription is received instead of the drug name, the drug name is extracted from the image data. The pharmacy name acquisition unit 102 acquires the pharmacy name associated with the drug name from the drug inventory information storage unit 110 (step S404). The pharmacy name associated with the drug name is a pharmacy that purchased the target drug during a specified period and is likely to have the target drug in stock. If multiple drug names are received from the user terminal device 300, the pharmacy names associated with all drug names or pharmacy names associated with some of the multiple drug names may be acquired according to a setting made by the user.

[0037] The pharmacy name selection unit 103 selects a pharmacy name that meets a predetermined condition from among the pharmacy names acquired by the pharmacy name acquisition unit 102 (step S405). More specifically, the pharmacy name selection unit 103 selects a pharmacy name for which the distance between the current location information and the location information of the pharmacy received from the user terminal device 300 is equal to or less than a predetermined distance, or a pharmacy name for which the distance between the designated location information and the location information of the pharmacy received from the user terminal device 300 is equal to or less than a predetermined distance. The pharmacy name selection unit 103 may store the distance for each pharmacy name.

[0038] The pharmacy information acquisition unit 104 acquires the pharmacy information associated with the pharmacy name selected by the pharmacy name selection unit 103 from the pharmacy information storage unit 120 (step S406). The communication unit 101 transmits the pharmacy name and the pharmacy information to the user terminal device 300 (step S407).

[0039] The communication unit 301 of the user terminal device 300 receives the pharmacy name and the pharmacy information from the server device 100. The operation display unit 302 displays the pharmacy name and the pharmacy information (step S408). As shown in the example of the pharmacy selection screen in FIG. 5(b), the selected pharmacy name and part of the pharmacy information are displayed on the display screen. The pharmacy names may be displayed in ascending order of distance. When any of the pharmacies displayed in the example of the pharmacy selection screen (b) is selected, more detailed pharmacy information is displayed as shown in the example of the pharmacy information display screen (c). For each pharmacy name displayed in (b), if the user inputs multiple drug names, it may be displayed with symbols, icons, or the like to indicate whether all drugs are in stock or only some of the drugs are in stock. In addition, in the pharmacy information displayed in (c), if the user inputs multiple drug names, it may be displayed which drugs are in stock.

[0040] In this way, by simply transmitting the names of drugs purchased for each purchase date during a predetermined period obtained from the drug ordering system operating at the dispensing pharmacy to the management server 100, the names of drugs in stock at each pharmacy can be known, and a user with a prescription can easily find a pharmacy that has the prescribed drug in stock. This reduces the burden on pharmacies of drug inventory management, and allows them to provide prescription drugs without causing inconvenience to users by receiving a prescription for a drug in stock. For users, it is possible to know pharmacies that have all prescribed drugs in stock and pharmacies that have drugs that are needed immediately in stock, and the users can obtain the drugs they need on the day. It is possible for users to avoid a situation where they find out that they cannot obtain the prescribed drug after presenting a prescription at a pharmacy.

[0041] As a modified example, a process to be added to the above-mentioned embodiment will be described. In step S404, the number of purchases may be calculated before extracting the name of the pharmacy that stocks the drug. The purchase number calculation unit 105 calculates the number of purchases for each drug name in a predetermined period from the drug names in the predetermined period. More specifically, if the same drug name is stored multiple times for each pharmacy name in the drug inventory information storage unit 110, the purchase number calculation unit 105 calculates the number of drug names as the number of purchases, and stores the pharmacy name, drug name, and purchase number in association with each other in the drug inventory information storage unit 110. The pharmacy name displayed on the user terminal device 300 may display a number, symbol, icon, or the like indicating the number of purchases. A drug that is purchased many times at a pharmacy is prescribed many times at that pharmacy, so it can be determined that it is highly likely that the drug is stocked at the pharmacy. The purchase number calculation process may be performed as a process of the drug name acquisition unit 202 of the pharmacy terminal device 200 instead of the process of the management server 100.

[0042] In addition, as another variant, in step S401, when image data of the prescription is sent from the user terminal device 300 to the management server 100, (c) a prescription send button may be provided on the example pharmacy information display screen, and when an instruction from the prescription send button is received, the prescription may be sent from the management server 100 to the pharmacy selected by the user.

[0043] The above-described embodiment contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) led by the United Nations. More specifically, the reliable supply of prescription drugs can contribute to Goal 3 of the SDGs.

[0044] The hardware configuration of the management server 100, the pharmacy terminal device 200, and the user terminal device 300 according to the above-mentioned embodiment is a normal computer including one or more processors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit), or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and equipped with an external storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash memory, or an SSD (Solid State Drive), a communication control device, etc., and the above-mentioned configuration and functions are realized by the CPU, etc. reading and running programs stored in the ROM, RAM, HDD, etc. Note that the above-mentioned configuration and functions may be realized by electronic circuits such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or a PLD (Programmable Logic Device).

[0045] The programs that run on management server 100, pharmacy terminal device 200, and user terminal device 300 may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by downloading via the network, or may be provided by recording the programs in an installable or executable format on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD, USB memory, or SD card. The programs that realize the above-mentioned functions and processes may be provided in the form of an API (Application Programming Interface), SaaS (Software as a Service), or cloud computing.

[0046] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and does not necessarily have to be physically configured as illustrated. The present invention can be configured by functionally or physically dividing, integrating, replacing, modifying, or deleting all or part of the components described in the embodiment in any unit according to various loads, usage conditions, etc. [Explanation of symbols]

[0047] 10...medicine inventory information system, 100...management server, 101...communication unit, 102...pharmacy name acquisition unit, 103...pharmacy name selection unit, 104...pharmacy information acquisition unit, 105...purchase count calculation unit, 110...medicine inventory information storage unit, 120...pharmacy information storage unit, 200...pharmacy terminal device, 201...communication unit, 202...medicine name acquisition unit, 203...input / output unit, 300...user terminal device, 301...communication unit, 302...operation display unit, 303...location information acquisition unit, N...network

Claims

1. A drug inventory guidance system that connects a pharmacy terminal device of each of one or more pharmacies and a server device via a network, wherein the pharmacy terminal device comprises a drug name acquisition means for acquiring a drug name purchased during a predetermined period from drug purchase information stored in a drug ordering system for the predetermined period, and a drug name transmission means for transmitting the pharmacy name for identifying the pharmacy and the drug name to the server device, wherein the server device comprises a pharmacy information storage means for storing the pharmacy name in association with pharmacy information which is information about the pharmacy, a storage means for storing, in a drug inventory information storage unit, the pharmacy name and the drug name received from the pharmacy terminal device in association with each other, a drug name reception means for receiving a drug name from a user terminal device connected via the network, a pharmacy name acquisition means for acquiring, from the drug inventory information storage unit, the pharmacy name associated with the drug name received by the drug name reception means, a pharmacy information acquisition means for acquiring, from the pharmacy information storage means, the pharmacy information associated with the pharmacy name acquired by the pharmacy name acquisition means, and a pharmacy information transmission means for transmitting the pharmacy name and the pharmacy information in association with each other to the user terminal device, and a drug inventory guidance system comprising the same.

2. A server device that connects a pharmacy terminal device of each of one or more pharmacies via a network, comprising a pharmacy information storage means for storing the pharmacy name for identifying the pharmacy in association with pharmacy information which is information about the pharmacy, an inventory information reception means for receiving the pharmacy name and a drug name from the pharmacy terminal device, and storing the received pharmacy name and the drug name in association with each other in a drug inventory information storage unit, a drug name reception means for receiving a drug name from a user terminal device connected via the network, a pharmacy name acquisition means for acquiring, from the drug inventory information storage unit, the pharmacy name associated with the drug name received by the drug name reception means, a pharmacy information acquisition means for acquiring, from the pharmacy information storage means, the pharmacy information associated with the pharmacy name acquired by the pharmacy name acquisition means, and a pharmacy information transmission means for transmitting the pharmacy name and the pharmacy information in association with each other to the user terminal device, and a server device comprising the same.

3. A method for guiding drug inventory, which is executed by one or more pharmacy terminal devices of each pharmacy and a server device having a pharmacy information storage unit that is connected to the pharmacy terminal device via a network and stores, in association with each other, a pharmacy name for identifying the pharmacy and pharmacy information that is information about the pharmacy. The pharmacy terminal device: A drug name acquisition step of acquiring a drug name purchased during a predetermined period from drug purchase information stored in a drug ordering system for a predetermined period; A drug name transmission step of transmitting the pharmacy name for identifying the pharmacy and the drug name to the server device; and The server device: A storage step of storing, in association with each other, the pharmacy name and the drug name received from the pharmacy terminal device in a drug inventory information storage unit; A drug name reception step of receiving a drug name from a user terminal device connected via the network; A pharmacy name acquisition step of acquiring, from the pharmacy information storage unit, the pharmacy name associated with the drug name received in the drug name reception step; A pharmacy information acquisition step of acquiring, from the pharmacy information storage unit, the pharmacy information associated with the pharmacy name acquired in the pharmacy name acquisition step; A pharmacy information transmission step of transmitting, in association with each other, the pharmacy name and the pharmacy information to the user terminal device; and A method for guiding drug inventory including the above steps.

4. In the pharmacy name acquisition step, when there are a plurality of drug names received in the drug name reception step, The pharmacy name associated with all of the plurality of drug names, The pharmacy name associated with at least one of the plurality of drug names, Or the pharmacy name associated with a designated drug name among the plurality of drug names, At least one of which is acquired. The method for guiding drug inventory according to claim 3.

5. The server device: A pharmacy name selection step of selecting a pharmacy name under a predetermined condition from the pharmacy name acquired in the pharmacy name acquisition step; and The predetermined condition: Selecting a pharmacy name for which the distance between the current position information of the user received from the user terminal device and the position information of the pharmacy is equal to or less than a predetermined distance; Or selecting a pharmacy name for which the distance between the designated position information of the user received from the user terminal device and the position information of the pharmacy is equal to or less than a predetermined distance. The method for guiding drug inventory according to claim 3 or claim 4.

6. The server device: A purchase frequency calculation step of calculating the purchase frequency of drugs for each pharmacy from the drug names for each purchase date stored in association with the pharmacy name stored in the drug inventory information storage unit, the drug inventory guidance method according to claim 3 or claim 4, including this step.

7. A drug name extraction step of receiving image data of a prescription from the user terminal device instead of the drug name in the drug name reception step and extracting the drug name from the received image data, the drug inventory guidance method according to claim 3 or claim 4, including this step.

8. A drug inventory guidance program characterized by causing a computer to execute the drug inventory guidance method according to claim 3 or claim 4.

9. A drug inventory guidance program characterized by causing a computer to execute the drug inventory guidance method according to claim 5.

10. A drug inventory guidance program characterized by causing a computer to execute the drug inventory guidance method according to claim 6.

11. A drug inventory guidance program characterized by causing a computer to execute the drug inventory guidance method according to claim 7.

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